Update #14: Yurt Power
As many of you are aware, this past Saturday was the International Day of Climate Action organized by the group 350.org. I’ve been familiar with the group for a little while as a friend of mine from high school, who lives in San Francisco, is involved as an organizer there and his Facebook keeps me informed!
Saturday they posted photos that flooded in from around the world of people holding up 350 signs — this one came in from the town of Bulam in Mongolia — they tied the 350 movement to their yurts, literally! Congrats to the 350 crew!
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Photo of the sheep, finished yurt or an awesome part of the process -- your choice!
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Photo of the sheep, finished yurt or an awesome part of the process + a "scale model" (mini-yurt) of the project crocheted out of locally spun yarn!
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Photo of one particular sheep from our local flock with an information card and a sample of their wool + a "scale model" (mini-yurt) of the project crocheted out of locally spun yarn + a shout out on www.YurtAlert.com!
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An awesome 15 piece crocheted mini-yurt work of wall art + photo of the sheep, finished yurt or an awesome part of the process + a shout out!
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Personal yurt alerts by me (frequency is of your choosing) + a 30 piece crocheted mini-yurt work of wall art + a shout out in the Yurt Alert!
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I’ll send you a package so you can felt a segment yourself (complete with everything you'll need and all instructions + return packaging) + a 40 piece crocheted mini-yurt work of wall art + a Yurt Alert shout out!
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An invitation to come be a part of the process in New Hampshire, learn how to felt, and make a segment of cord to be included in the yurt + a 50 piece crocheted mini-yurt work of wall art + a Yurt Alert shout out!
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An invitation to spend two nights in the yurt (or with it, depending on the weather) upon completion + personal yurt alerts by me (frequency is of your choosing) + a 60 piece crocheted mini-yurt work of wall art + a shout out in the Yurt Alert!
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I'm a longtime felter but I didn’t have the space to make the soapy mess required for the process after I moved to New York City in 2006. I experimented with needle felting and came upon crochet, which, to me, seemed like something you could make anything out of. This was further reinforced when I watched Margaret Wertheim’s TED Talk and saw how crochet can be used to represent hyperbolic space and coral reefs.
I became very interested in oversized knit and crochet work by artists like Kwangho Lee, Claudy Jongstra, and Christien Meindertsma -- now it's time to see what I can do with huge hand-felted cord.
By day I work in media relations for technology companies at Brew PR, by night I nurse my textile addiction.
